Color flood lighting



April 22, 1930. Y HQTCHKIN 1,755,298

COLOR FLOOD LIGHTING Filed April 28, 192v- Patented A r. 22, 1930 PAULM. Hozrcnkm, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS coIiloit FLooD LIGHTING 1 immune; April 28,

I My present invention relates generically to the art of illumination known as floodlighting which consists in directing a large volume-of light-rays froma plurality'or bat- ;5 tery of-projectors onto the object it is desired to illuminate; such as'a 'building, a monument, or the like, Withthe result-that the object, will stand out distinctly and in bright relief against thebackground or the unilmluminated objects around it. In the use'off. flood-light projectors it has. been discovered that the glass front or lens of the projector device frequently cracks due -todifferencesin temperature upon its surfaces. The lamp orbulb used in 'floodlighting'isof necessity of large candle-power, and is of high Wattage, and" being enclosedin the Weatherproof projector housing the temperature Within the housing raised to-fifa'n -t excessive degree.

7 The' projector is usually out-of-doors *where:

I it issubject to'attack from all of'the natural atmospheric elements as well as all ofthe changes thereof from sub-zero 'to hot summer temperatures. Hencethere is always .a variable difference intemperatures-upon "the'opposite 'surfaces of the lens. Ordinary glass-may of course becolored but is not adaptedfor use. where there is adiiferential of temperature on its respective surfaces, Experimentation has also {ascertained the fact that lens made from whati-i's known as V heat-resisting glass such as used in cooking utensils, but of abetter' quality of clearness, will generally withstand these variable temperatures and will give satisfaction so long asgno attempt is made to color the glass.

, It has been found that the inherent chemical and physical properties of heat-resisting? glass will not permit of the additionof colors glass and'havethe glass retain itsheatresisting characteristics Whenit is usedin connection ith'the flood-lighting projector; and

glass will cause the'projector lenses. to shatter and break sooner than when other colors or-tones'are used. It will "be vappreciated that heat+resisting glassmay be produced in I colors or tone for certain purposes, but said during the process of manufacturing, the

it has'been ascertained that certaincolors or tones when producedin the heat-resisting,

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glass is notadapted to be used in the flood-1 light projector because of the variable inside 7 and outside temperatures to which its sur: faces are subjectedi With this knowledge in mind, I have *devised the herein structurefor lenses offlood-light projectors in which the euter lens,vvhich issubjected at alltimes to]. the atmospheric elements and variable temperatures, is produced from the ordinary uncolored heat-resisting glass, While thew inner lens, 'Whichis protected from the at mospheric changes" and is subject only to the temperatureswithin the housing, is made 7 from ordinary commercial glass that has been colored inthe process of manufacture to the desired tone or tones. In this'connec tion my improvementshave been so designed that the colored glass lens may be readily inserted into or -removedfrom the projector housingwithout alteringany of the parts V of the latter, andif desired the colored lens may be sold to consumers separately as an accessory whenever needed. This will afford a considerable saving to'the user because of I the 'fact that, aside from the breakage the I heat resisting lenses are quite expensive to produce 1n colors. My Improvements have further advantages due to the fact that any i 1 desired colors mayibe utilized or purchased Whenevernecessary Without'having to keep w larly pointed out in the claims, reference'be ing here made to the accompanying drawings that form a part ofithis specification.

' In the dra-Wings:'

Figure 1 is a verticalIsideelevationof a conically shaped housing or casing 5 that conforms to the shape of therefiector 6 that is mounted within the same for projecting the light out of the front of the housing "(and at the rear'of the housing' there is acylindrical extension 7 within which an electric sock et 8 is suitably mounted to receive the bulb.

or lamp 9, or other source of illumination. An L-shaped flangelO extends radially from the outer edge of the housing 5andprovides a seat for a gasket 11 that is secured thereto by rivets or in any other suitable manner. A door-frame 12 has its upperportion swingin gly connected to the corresponding portions of housing 5-by means of the elements 13 and at its lower segment said door-frame is secured in position by the clamping lock-bolt 1ft. Thedoor-frame 12 is of annular shape formed from a metal stamping to receive the exterior lens 15. that is of concave-convex section and is made from what is commercially" known as heat resisting glass so that it will v withstand the attack of atmospheric elements. Said lens is'uncolored because of the fact. as above stated, t1 at the coloring of heat-resist ing glass decreases its resisting properties tosuch an extent as to make it practically non-heating-resisting. The periphery of the outer lens has an angular flange of L-shape section projecting therefrom with the angular corner thereof at the edge of the lens. The shorter member 16 of the flange projects obliquely and outwardly into the door frame 12 and is engaged by L-shaped retaining clips 17 that project inwardly from] the door frame and secure the lens in position. The longer member 18 of the flangeis at a right angle to the other member 16 and is adapted when the door is closed and latched, to press into the gasket 11 and thereby seal the front opening of the housing; from the'weather.

In order to mount the reflector within the housing there is provided an annular carrier 19 of irregular shape in cross-section, the

outer portion of which is formed with a h flange 20 that extends over the inner edge and i a portion of the. surface of gasket 11 and is secured in desired position by means of the rivets that hold the gasket in its seat, The inner portion 0t thecarrier has an inward ly curred flange 21 against which the rim of the reflector is held by means of L-shape clips is a view similar to Figure 2 of.

22 that are secured to the carrier in front of the edge of the reflector.

Intermediate its inner and outer edges the carrier is provided with an angular groove 23 to receive a portion of a ring '24 for removably mounting the colored lens within the projector. I The lower segment of this ring 2tis provided with spaced stampout lateral ears 25 that coact with correspondingears 26 stamped out of the reflector carrier so that a cotter-pin or other 'pivot element 27 may be passedthrough the ears to hingedly and removabl'y'mount the rim on the reflector carrier Aspringmetal strip 28 is secured at one of its ends to the' inner surface of the ring 24 and at its opposite end has an outwardly bent lateral tongue 29 that extends through a:

slot'in the ring'and engagesback of a lip30 that is pressed out of the adjacent portion of the reflector carrier. By withdrawing the tongue 29'below the edge of the lip the upper segment of ring 24v maybe moved. away from the reflector carrier 19 after which the cotterpi11 27'may be withdrawn from the ears 25 and 26 to permitthe removatof the ring 24. v j j a The ring 24 has a coloredlens 31 mounted within its inner circumference, said. lens be of concavo-convexshape that corresponds substantially withthe curvature ofthe outer lens 15 that is mountedin the door-frame. It will be seen that-the'lenses'are separated from each-other so that an insulating air-space 32- is provided between them, which protects the colored lens 31 from the atmospheric elements that attack the exterior of the housing and door structure. The colored lens may thus be made from ordinary glassthat is colored to the desired tone whiclris considerably cheaper than the heat resisting lens and being entirely within the housing and protected from atmospheric elements by the airspace 32 it is not subject to attack from said elements due to changesi-n outside temperatures and there-v fore will not break under ordinaryservice or operating conditlons. i

Any suitablemeans may beprovided to secure the coloredlens 31 upon the ring 24. r I have shown herein suitable retainers that consist of strips of metal'38 secured at spacedintervalsto the interior of the ring and are each provided intermediate their ends with beads 39 against which the lens 31 rests when assembling the parts,l and after being so positioned the outer portion 40 of the strips are bentup against the opposite face of the lens 31 thereby retaining thelatter in the ring. :5

It will be-notedfrom the foregoing that the colored lens isreadilyremovable from the reflector housing and a lens of another color may be conveniently substituted therefor whenever it is desired to changerthe toneof the light thrown out by the projector upon the object being illuminated The ring may be conveniently carried in stock with lenses of 7 the different colors andthese may he purchased by the user atv a moderate price without having to go to the expense heretofore demanded to replace a door-lens that is made of colored heat-resisting glass. What I claim is r 1. In a fiood light projector an open front yhousing, reflector supporting means posifront of the housing, a light transmitting tioned in said housing back of the'opening,

a reflector mounted in said means, lens-hold- 1 ing-means mounted on said supporting means, a colored glass lens carried by saidholding, means, and a closure plate of heat-resisting glass for thefront of said'housin'g and spaced from said colored lens whereby the latter-is v p 1 entirely enclosed within the projector and protected from atmospheric elements colored light is projectedffrom saidhousing through the heat resisting glass. -.l 2 o housing for a source of illumination and open 2. ,A flood-light projector comprising a atits front, a door-frame coactable with the lens mounted in said door-frame, a light filter interposed between the light source and said lens adapted to transmit colored light to said 1 lens, a reflector and support therefor within the housing, an annular frame, releasably mounted on said reflector support, in'which' 1 said filteris secured whereby the latter is capable of ready removal from the projector. Signed at Chicago, in the county of Cook a and State of Illinois, this 9th day of April,

1927. PAUL M; HQTGHKIN and 

